Flight cancellations and delays across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah airports

Multiple flights were cancelled and delayed at UAE airports on September 19 due to a mix of causes, some potentially linked to the wider regional security situation. At Dubai International Airport, flydubai cancelled flights to Bahrain, Abha and Yanbu, while SpiceJet's Dubai to Mumbai flight was also cancelled. Several other services to Barcelona, Belgrade, Moscow, Nairobi, Almaty, Peshawar, Minsk, Ahmedabad, Islamabad, Amritsar, New Delhi and Bangkok departed later than scheduled. At Abu Dhabi's Zayed International Airport, Etihad flights to Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Islamabad saw revised departure times, and Air Arabia and Etihad codeshare flights to Ahmedabad and Calicut were delayed. Air Arabia also reported cancellations on routes linking Abu Dhabi to Kuwait and disruption on services between Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. Sharjah was affected as well, with Air Arabia cancelling several routes to and from Abha, Kuwait and Bahrain. Residents and travellers are advised to check their flight status directly with their airline before heading to the airport, as schedules can change at short notice.